Red Wings' Valtteri Filppula (hip) expected to play

Update from Wednesday's practice: Center Valtteri Filppula didn't skate due to a hip injury that coach Mike Babcock said was no big deal and won't keep him out of Thursday's game against Dallas. Filppula took a knee in the hip/thigh area behind the Detroit net during the second period of Tuesday's game against Columbus but managed to finish the game.

Derek Meech took Filppula's spot on the line with Jiri Hudler and Mikael Samuelsson in practice. The other lines remained the same.